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Direct linkJain, Shaili; Ballamudi, Bhawani – Academic Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: The number of women in psychiatric training is predicted to increase over time. This article aims to review and evaluate the existing literature on the topic and identify present areas of concern and recommend future areas for research. Method: A Medline search from 1964 to the present day was conducted. Literature on female physicians…
Descriptors: Womens Education, Medical Students, Literature Reviews, Graduate Students
Sikora, Stephanie – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
The Optimal Aging Program (OAP) at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine is a longitudinal mentoring program that pairs students with older adults who are considered to be aging "successfully." This credit-bearing elective was initially established in 2001 through a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation, and aims to expand…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Mentors, Older Adults, Medical Schools
Download full textTriska, Olive H.; And Others – 1996
The domination of the information processing approach has shifted research from problem solving strategies to the structure and organization of knowledge that characterizes expertise. The purpose of this study was to compare the reasoning processes of 12 clinicians and 40 medical students as they responded to 6 positively stated multiple choice…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Processes, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; And Others – 1992
A method was developed for assessing the extent to which a test reflects the topics addressed in the problems presented in a problem-based learning environment (curriculum validity). The intended curriculum for a unit from the second year of medical school at the University of Limburg in Maastricht (Netherlands) was analyzed, and an 132-item topic…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Curriculum, Content Analysis, Educational Objectives
Chauvin, Sheila W.; Bowdish, Bruce E. – 1998
A student perceptions measure of college and university classroom learning environment was developed to reflect the dynamic interplay among contextual variables and accommodates theoretical and practical applications in light of logistical concerns found in such complicated educational settings as a medical school. The 18-item Teaching and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Construct Validity, Data Collection
Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1993
This handbook provides an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and aims to help medical schools to review and refine their institutional policies to conform with the ADA. The background section describes the 1973 Rehabilitation Act which prohibits discrimination solely on the basis of disability of an "otherwise…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Accreditation (Institutions), Admission (School)
Ladany, Nicholas; Stern, Marilyn – 1990
Research has consistently found that health care providers report having negative attitudes and perceptions toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients. This study was conducted to examine the independent and joint influences of a patient's mode of acquisition of illness (blood transfusion versus sexual promiscuity), patient blame…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attribution Theory, Bias, Client Characteristics (Human Services)
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Health Professions. – 1988
This volume primarily contains the detailed reports of the subcommittees on physician manpower, foreign medical graduates, financing of graduate medical education, and minority representation in medicine. Detailed background information and considerations used by the subcommittee in developing the conclusions and recommendations are provided.…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Foreign Medical Graduates
Bridgham, Robert G. – 1990
The purpose of this study was to explore the value of variables beyond undergraduate grades and admission test scores in predicting success in the preclinical curriculum of the College of Human Medicine of Michigan State University (East Lansing). Subjects included about 93 students with relatively low scores on the Medical College Admissions Test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average
Stephens, Jill – 1986
A 2-year study examined the relevance of English-as-a-second-language instructional materials for students in health care fields. The study gathered specific information on common medical activities requiring the use of English and identified problem areas. A random sample of students of medicine, pharmacy, and research science was surveyed, the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Assessment, English for Special Purposes
Vancouver, Jeffrey B.; And Others – 1989
The ability of the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) and undergraduate grade point average (GPA) to predict success in medical school was studied, and two complementary methods of determining if the tests are biased against ethnic groups were examined. Data from 497 majority and 82 minority medical students at the College of Human Medicine at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Ethnic Groups, Grade Point Average
Hebbeler, Evangeline L. – 1985
Trends in the supply of physicians in the United States and in the South are reviewed, along with physician distribution, retention of medical school graduates, minority physicians, and migration of physicians into the South. During the 1970s and 1980s, the 14 states making up the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) region experienced…
Descriptors: Blacks, Geographic Distribution, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine, Washington, DC. – 1986
Information is presented on an evaluation design for a federal program, the Podiatric Medicine Training Grant Program. The program supports the clinical training of third- and fourth-year podiatric medical students in underserved areas. Background information is provided on: the supply and distribution of health professionals and podiatrists in…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Federal Programs
Daubert, Victoria; And Others – 1982
The impact of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-484) on the supply of physicians for the armed services was assessed. As background to the survey findings, information is presented on conditions of three federal programs and differences in their benefit structures and implications for program participation. These…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Awards, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Aid
DaRosa, Debra A.; Folse, Roland – 1981
A medical student logbook that was developed by the Department of Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to improve the clerkship is described. Specific objectives of the logbook were: (1) to reinforce student habits to systematically record relevant data concerning patients for purposes of future recall and reference; (2) to…
Descriptors: Case Records, Clinical Experience, Data Collection, Experiential Learning
